The Makah is a marine-based Tribe. Their history and identity are tied to the sea—as are their traditional foods.
PORT ANGELES — The Makah Tribe has submitted a permit application to NOAA Fisheries that will allow it to hunt up to 25 eastern North Pacific gray whales over a 10-year period, starting with one ...
It’s been more than twenty years since the Makah Tribe last legally hunted a gray whale. On Thursday the tribe was given the green light to resume its centuries old tradition. “My reaction is ...
The Makah First Nation, located on the most northwestern tip of Washington state – just south of Port Renfrew – has been ...
The Makah Tribe of Neah Bay, Washington, hunted Eastern North Pacific (ENP) gray whales and other marine mammals for subsistence purposes in times past. The tribe’s interest in whaling began to ...
FILE - In this Aug. 20, 1998, file photo, Makah Indians paddle away from the rising sun as they head from Neah Bay, Wash., toward open Pacific Ocean waters during a practice for a planned whale hunt.